I have the same problem. I was in Milan in October 2010. I got a car from Auto Europa Silicy by car company. It was Nissan Micra 1.2. 7 days car haven't got any damages and problems. We was in many cities in Italy, about 2000 km was done for 1 week. After we gave car back (I gave keys in office to a man, he said nothing needed more, we don't checked car, it was 2 hours on parking when we waited for office opening) and when we arrive to out home country I checked internet bank and saw that there were charged 860 EUR more (first 1200 eur charging was still there, not unblocked). I called to Auto Europe and they said that car was damaged and this 860 EUR deposit is for repairing. After 2 weeks they unblocked money but not all, minus 380 eur for mirror repair.

Also I find real prices for repair. They prices are fake. Mirror cost is only 80 eur in Italy not 180 Eur like they send me some fake papers. You can see them in attachment.

So I recommend to all people, if you get car in this company you need full insurance + photo car when you gave it back + check car with office man so they can`t charge you more and damage car after you gave it back like it was with my car.

Better to get car from Avis, Hertz, Europcar and pay more. It will be your mistake if you want lower cost for car hire in Italy. They are SCAMmers, they will fraud your credit card and charge from it without your knowing.

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Auto Europa Scam

Posted by Charles on 12/23/2012

Rating: 1/51

ROME - LEONARDO DI VINCI AIRPORT -- When traveling to Rome Italy recently my sister and I had a very bad experience with Auto Europa at the Leonardo di Vinci Airport. The reservations were booked through Expedia and under Thrifty Car Rental.

Upon checking in we were told that the reservations were with Auto Europa which is affiliated with Thrifty. We were told to proceed to the garage to pick up the vehicle. We went to the service booth to check in and were told the car was parked in a certain location and they were rude and did not retrieve the car for us. No one inspected the car with us and signed off on it for any prior damages.

Upon leaving, I noticed the indicator light on the SUV was on for the back latch door not being closed. I remember I had to slam it several times before it would lock. It was over cast and dark in the garage, and the car was black. We noticed when we got to our destination the next day that there was a dent where the back door latch was located and that was why we had trouble closing it.

Upon leaving the same airport that we originated from, again, no service agent and we used the drop box and indicated the problem with the back latch door on the SUV we rented. When my sister received the bill from American Express there were several additional charges unauthorized on her credit card from Auto Europa amounting to $3000. She was not contacted by Auto Europa about the addition charges. She is in dispute with the credit card company and the charges were reduced to $1000, which still is not the original agreed upon charges. I think this company is a scam artist and I would not recommend using this company to any one in the future.

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Total Ripoff

Posted by Christopher on 02/28/2012

Rating: 1/51

PORTLAND, MAINE -- ~I went online to rent a car.

~I wrote down four quotes from Hertz, Enterprise, Alamo, and Dollar. All of these quotes were within $75 of each other.

~I 'discovered' Auto Europe online.

~I explored its rates and found them to be significantly less than all of the others.

~I began the process of completing a rental (charge card to be charged upon finishing...unlike the others). I went to the final step to see if any 'hidden' fees appeared. They did not.

~At the very last step, before completing the process, I called the number I found online (see above) from my home telephone, which is 1-802-436-2838

~I asked the agent why Auto Europe's cost was so much less than the others. It had raised a red flag for me. I was told that by renting through AE I avoided paying several of the "fees and miscellaneous charges" because AE's contract with the auto renters specifically excluded those fees and charges. I asked for further clarification on this matter as it seemed strange to me that if this was true, I had not heard of AE previous to this occasion. I was assured that I had nothing to worry about, and that I would in fact be paying the significantly lower total amount. The agent then added something to the effect of, "If this does not prove to be true, call me back and we'll make it right." He then went on to give me his name and extension.

~I competed the rental online.

~My charge card was charged the agreed upon rate 48 hours later.

~Upon renting at the airport I was charged an additional $161.07 by Hertz, the actual Car Rental company. The agent at their desk put in considerable time and effort to try to 'solve' the issues I raised, but in the end could not find a way to avoid making the charges. She advised me to call Auto Europe after the trip.

~I called Auto Europe Customer Service this morning. I was told to try to dig up the name and number of the agent I'd contacted originally. I did. I sent it and a long explanation to them via email.

~ After a Class A Runaround, I was offered a $25 discount off my next rental with them. If I had not been so angry, I'd have laughed out loud.

IN THE END I ASKED WHY ANYONE SHOULD BOTHER TO RENT THROUGH THEM AND THERE WAS NO ANSWER. IT COST ME A GREAT DEAL OF TIME AND EFFORT, AND AN EXTRA $15 (THEIR COST EXCEEDED THE COST OF A DIRECT HERTZ RENTAL BY THIS AMOUNT)

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Auto Europe Stole Our Money!!

Posted by Tom on 08/02/2012

Rating: 1/51

BUDAPEST, HUNGARY, MICHIGAN -- AUTO EUROPE STOLE OUR MONEY! We reserved a car through their website and this was the only email we ever received....

Thank you for your internet request. Please note that your car is not yet confirmed. As your reservation is considered last minute, we need to verify availability with our supplier. We will notify you once the reservation is confirmed. If our supplier cannot confirm your request, we will look into all other available options and contact you as soon as possible.

We look forward to hearing from you! We are open 24 hours a day / 7 days a week for your convenience.

Best regards,
Riley
Internet Reservations
Auto Europe

They never provided us a car and THEY CHARGED US ANYWAY !!! Their customer service told us "you are not getting your money back, I am doing more that I should by even telling you this much." They are liars and thieves!

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Rip off website and they don't care once they have your money!

Posted by SavannahMoon on 07/12/2011

PORTLAND, MASSACHUSETTS -- DO NOT BOOK!!!! They would not honor the booking and would not refund when we showed up and the car agency ran out of cars!!!!!! I couldn't believe it. I have been talking to customer service for two months now and they refuse to help. They give me the runaround and are really smug about it on the phone. I never knew they had so many complaints until I got burned by them and goggled Auto Europe online.

We paid for a car rental in full via credit card on their website. We went to pick up the car at exact location specified. When we got there, the car agency had given our car away because they said it was 3 hours after the reservation time. This is undisputed by Auto Europe. They were unable to give us another car. We have a copy of all the terms and conditions and voucher. Nowhere does it state that if you are late by 3 hours, they can charge you 100% and not give you a car. Sometimes planes are late and they never called even though they had our phone number. We had to rent another car at or own expense from Hertz. We also spoke to the manager at EuropeCar at the airport and they said they have spoken to Auto Europe on our behalf and is not charging Auto Europe for the non rental. They apologized to us for the mistake but Auto Europe is still refusing to refund our money. We were left stranded with no car. We are out of the money as well. There are no written terms and conditions that would allow for them to not provide us with a car. They are going against a written contract. We showed up and found out they gave away our car after 3 hours because Auto Europe works with agencies that all have different rules but can't state them clearly on their website. Most and I think all car rental companies hold a car for you for at least 24 hours if you pre-paid for a car. This is want EuropCar and Hertz told us. This is against all terms and conditions on Auto Europe website and on our contract. In fact, if you go to their website, it does not say anywhere that if you are late by 3 hours, they can cancel your reservation and charge you 100%. But that is what they did. I still can't believe it and everyone at Auto Europe gives us the run around. I really think they don't care at all.

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Hidden charges with AutoEurope and Dollar

Posted by vanlopez on 09/30/2009

Never rent with autoeurope in your life ..
I paid the voucher to rent a car with AutoEurope. The, I pick up the car at Dollar Los Angeles.
They took my credit card, according to them, to place a hold on it, in case we do not return the car. Then, they try to convince you to upgrade your car and rent a GPS. We decline everything.
When we returned the car and came back home, I noticed we have been charge twice for the same rental car. Once from Auto Europe and once from Dollar. I contact auto Europe and Dollar to solve the misunderstanding.

We already had an insurance with auto Europe and we never agree or talk about any other insurance with Dollar. As far as I understood, everything, including the fuel, was already paid with the Auto Europe voucher. No extra charges are mentioned anywhere.

Auto Europe fail to take any responsibility for the service they provide, or at
least, clearly inform the customer of extra expensive charges, like taxes. As a
reservation company, they do not protect the customer and they deal with
dishonest companies like Dollar, and agree to support this kind of frauds .

I just regret I did not have a look at the forums before to check the reviews from Dollar and AutoEurope, as I now see there are much worse cases that mine. There was not any misunderstanding, this is an scam, even if legal. And it is not fair, that the customer does not know in advance how much he is going to have to pay for what it should be a straight forward car rental. It is pathetic how little protected the customer is in this kind of situations.

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BEWARE DISHONEST PREDATORY COMPANY

Posted by alberto.fernandez246648 on 10/17/2014

Rating: 1/51

SANTO DOMINGO -- BEWARE DISHONEST PREDATORY COMPANY

I had made online reservations to pickup a rental vehicle for a vacation to Santo Domingo with Auto Europe which I paid with my USAA Credit card for the Sum of $123.34 online. Prior to my trip I called up USAA credit card services and was assured the car was fully covered for damages but I would still need to purchase additional Liability Insurance to cover other vehicles in case of an accident. When I arrived in Santo Domingo on June 7, 2014 to pick up the vehicle the sales representative at Auto Europe asked if I would like to purchase the additional Liability Insurance to cover other vehicles for additional sum of approximately $118 which I agreed too. When the printed invoice was handed to me it had a sum of $2500 total with no explanations to the costs. The clerk told me that it was only a deposit and that only $118 dollars would be charged to my account ounce the vehicle was returned but nothing on this invoice stated this policy. I told the clerk that I was not comfortable singing a blank invoice for $2500 especially when the vehicle is covered under my credit card and I am simply asking optional liability coverage. At this time I told the clerk I was not comfortable with the transaction and that I wanted a refund. He assured me that he will cancel the transaction but I still landed being charged. THIS IS A VERY DISHONEST PREDATORY COMPANY WHO WILL TRY TO ROB YOU AT ANY COST. BEWARE.

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Not following EU/UK Consumer Legislation and Insurance Rip Off

Posted by Chantelle on 09/17/2014

Rating: 1/51

OXFORD -- I will never book with this company again usually I book direct form the airport. I needed a car for the next day for my 2 kids to go to Peppa Pig world as we were visiting family in the UK. I thought I bought full insurance cover which was actually pretty pointless as it is not recognized by the partner companies. RIP OFF. This was not made clear enough, my advise is not to use the company and to book direct. In phoning the company and then speaking to a manager. I spoke to a very condescending man who clearly informed me it is a US based company that did not have to follow EU and UK legislation. This is of course false. Do not rent a car from them go direct. Customer service is appalling, and the product and service a rip off.

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Buyer Beware

Posted by John on 09/01/2014

Rating: 1/51

UNITED STATES, WASHINGTON -- We entered in to a contract with AutoEurope for a van for European vacation. Paid in full up front. The van we were given in Italy was in terrible shape (two pages of damage notes) and most troubling was that both front tires were down to the cords. After filling up with air each day I finally went to Florence and traded in the van - even they agreed it was unsafe. Here is the bad part, after I dropped off the van in France I was charged an additional nearly $1000 for allegedly turning in the vehicle a day late, empty and charged AGAIN for the dropoff at another location. AutoEurope has been completely unhelpful in resolving the issue, claiming that I need to take this up with my credit card company and/or Eurocar. The contract with them is basically worthless. This has been a horrible experience. Beware- understand that if you go this route you are getting a third party that won't help resolve any issues with the rental.

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Unable to Actually Rent a Car

Posted by EH on 08/06/2013

Rating: 1/51

PORTLAND, MAINE -- Before traveling to Bulgaria, I called to ensure that I could rent a car and then take it to other countries. I was given a list of countries to which I could travel. I asked how close to the trip I could call back and they said that it was just a matter of availability.

So I called back to book two rentals on a Friday - one for the next day and one for the following Tuesday. At this point I was told that it took five days to get the paperwork in order to travel out of Bulgaria. OK, the next day trip was out, but what could we do about the second trip? They booked it for the following Wednesday - that being five days out. On Monday, I was informed that it was denied because it was not five business days out.

I fully understand some of this is on me, but part of calling a broker is to use their expertise, and knowing my plans to travel outside of Bulgaria, it seems they could have notified me up front regarding the waiting period.

As for booking it out 5 days only to tell me that it is 5 business days, come on! Know your own rules. I could have rented something locally for the portion of the trip in country, returned, taken their rental and gone. It would have sufficed, but now I am simply faced with not enough time to get there and back.

I am thoroughly frustrated by their lack of knowledge of their own product, but I should acknowledge that everyone I spoke with was courteous.